April 16, 2012

I’ve been impressed by (and I’m envious of) some physician authors I’ve read lately, including Abraham Verghese and Nortin Hadler. But I was particularly dazzled by Harvard surgeon Atul Gawande’s book Complications . This was not a confessional about a … Continue reading →

Thank god spring has finally sprung in Vancouver. I feel as though we’ve been hibernating for six months, awaiting that first wave of warmth to emerge from our dwellings to mingle. What is it about summer that ignites a certain … Continue reading →

The Sacramento Kings' Jimmer Fredette fends off a diving Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the quest for a loose ball at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (Jerry Holt/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT) [PNG Merlin Archive]

Earth Day 2012 this year is Sunday, April, 22. This week is Earth week in preparations for this year’s Earth Day on Sunday.
So what is Earth Day? It is a campaign designed to provide people with the opportunity to … Continue reading →

You’d have trouble losing the Understatement of the Year Award if you said things don’t look too good for the Vancouver Canucks. Heading into Game 4 Wednesday night, the NHL’s top regular-season team finds itself down 3-0 to the Los … Continue reading →

A fairy penguin that was stolen from a Queensland zoo and aquarium was found safe on a sub-tropical beach after being missing 24 hours.
Three men were arrested in the coup after they posted photos on Facebook, and will face … Continue reading →

A report came out earlier today that concussed Canucks forward (and leading scorer) Daniel Sedin has flown to Los Angeles to practice with the team before their Game 4 showdown with the LA Kings on Wednesday night.
Unconfirmed reports say … Continue reading →

Boston Marathon runners today had to deal with temperatures of 26 C and very humid conditions. The normal average temperature for this popular race is about 13 C.
Wesley Korir of Kenya won the men’s race in a heat-slowed unofficial … Continue reading →

Editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy’s latest creation for Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached at gclark@theprovince.com. Letters to the editor can be sent to provletters@theprovince.com.… Continue reading →